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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1638-1681
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(Mikill-,) Mickledom, n. Also: (michel-dome). = Mekilldome n. a. — 1638 Henderson Serm. 148.
That they were, as they use the proverb, ‘mickledom without virtue’ 1681 W. Robertson Phraseol. general. (1693) 684 (OED.).
For the michel-dome or greatness of it
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